Taylor Swift Explicit A.I. Images Condemned By SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA calls explicit AI images of Taylor Swift that are circulating “upsetting, harmful and deeply concerning.”

A post on the SAG-AFTRA website details the issue.

“The sexually explicit, A.I.-generated images depicting Taylor Swift are upsetting, harmful, and deeply concerning. The development and dissemination of fake images — especially those of a lewd nature — without someone’s consent must be made illegal. As a society, we have it in our power to control these technologies, but we must act now before it is too late. SAG-AFTRA continues to support legislation by Congressman Joe Morelle, the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, to make sure we stop exploitation of this nature from happening again. We support Taylor, and women everywhere who are the victims of this kind of theft of their privacy and right to autonomy.

The ability to create fake images has grown exponentially recently as commercial A.I. sites have risen. Some are devoted to creating nude images of celebrities, requiring only a picture of a subject.

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